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Definition of ornamentary in US English:

ornamentary

adjective

rare

Ornamental.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Myles Davies (1662–?1719), bibliographer. From ornament + -ary. Compare classical Latin ōrnāmentārius holding the insignia of an office without the office itself, honorary (attested in inscriptions).